A Chinese court has sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms over deadly arson attacks during last year’s rioting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Tuesday.

A Chinese court has sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms over deadly arson attacks during last year’s rioting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Tuesday.

Paramilitary and plainclothes police blanketed Lhasa with patrols and checkpoints Saturday, imposing what witnesses called a tense calm on the anniversary of a violent anti-Chinese riot in the Tibetan capital.

The Olympic torch relay began amid tight security Saturday in Tibet’s capital, site of a March crackdown on rioting that helped fuel demonstrations at some of the flame’s international stops.The torch began winding it was through Lhasa’s streets at 9...

The Olympic torch relay has begun amid tight security in Tibet’s sealed-off capital.Torch bearers were winding their way Saturday through Lhasa’s streets on a 6.8-mile run that will end at the hilltop Potala Palace.Police and soldiers have lined the...

The Olympic flame traveled to Tibet’s isolated capital Friday, and an official sentences handed down following anti-government riots that rocked the city three months ago.The torch relay, which was disrupted during its international stops by anti-China...

Chinese state media says 17 people have been sentenced to terms from three years to life for their alleged roles in riots in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa last month.Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details Tuesday.The anti-government.

Buddhist monasteries in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa are poised to resume religious activities for the first time since protests against Chinese rule turned violent last month, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.One of Lhasa’s main...

The riot-damaged market in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa opened its doors Tuesday amid plans to allow foreign tourists to enter the restive region by the end of the month.The 300-year-old Chomsigkang market in Lhasa’s historic downtown was severely...

Tibetan activists say new protests have broken out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.Kate Saunders of the International Campaign for Tibet says a protest at the Rampoche monastery Saturday grew to involve many people. Saunders said people in the city had...